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Making the Familiar Strange

by Kate Cayley

A recommended reading list from the author of the short story collection How You Were Born.

Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Spring Poetry Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Exciting poetry we're looking forward to in the first half of 2024.

Experimental (and Exploratory) Storytelling

by Carleigh Baker

A recommended reading list by the author of the new book Last Woman.

Support Social-Emotional Learning In Your Classroom

by Spencer Miller

Reading together supports social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. SEL develops students’ abilities to identify and manage their emotions, …

On Our Radar: Books With Buzz

by Kerry Clare

Being a gay woman in Jamaica, rebuilding bodies after WW1, poetic murmurations, our place in the cosmos, and an adorable picture book about embracing …

Essential Canadiana

by George Elliott Clarke

A recommended reading list by the editor of Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon: The Autobiography of Dr. Howard D. McCurdy.

The Prairies: Flat and Wide

by David Zeibin

An excerpt from Midlife No. 2.

The Chat with Michael Redhead Champagne

by Trevor Corkum

It’s wonderful to come across a beautiful book with a powerful message. Michael Redhead Champagne’s We Need Everyone (Portage & Main Press) is a striking …

Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Nonfiction Spring Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Memoirs, biographies, recipe books, history books, essay collections, books on climate, family histories, science books, and so much more!

History's Allure

by Leslie Shimotakahara

A recommended reading list by the author of Sisters of the Spruce.

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